A case brought by the All India Online Vendors Association (AIOVA), which represents more than 3,500 online sellers, complained that Flipkart was using its dominant position to favor select sellers—an argument the CCI rejected.
AIOVA’s case alleged Flipkart was not adhering to a section of India’s antitrust laws that says companies should not abuse a dominant market position through “unfair or discriminatory” pricing.
“Looking at the present market construct and structure of online marketplace platforms market in India, it does not appear that any one player in the market is commanding any dominant position at this stage of evolution of market [sic],” the Commission stated in its ruling.
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